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Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. चन्द्रcandraa.Ved.

    [चन्द् णिच् रक्]

    1. Vedic
    2. Glittering, bright, shining (as gold).
    3. Lovely, beautiful.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -न्द्रः

      1. The moon; यथा प्रह्लादनाच्चन्द्रः R.4.12; हृतचन्द्रा तमसेव कौमुदी 8. 37; न हि संहरते ज्योत्स्नां चन्द्रश्चाण्डालवेश्मनि H.1.61; मुखdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied, वदनdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied &e.; पर्याप्तचन्द्रेव शरत्त्रियामा Ku.7.26 (for mythological account see सोम).
      2. The moon, as a planet.
      3. Camphor; विलेपनस्याधिकचन्द्रभागताविभावनाच्चापललाप पाण्डुताम् Name1.51.
      4. The eye in a peacock's tail.
      5. Water.
      6. Gold (Neuter also).
      7. A lovely or agreeable phenomenon
      8. A spot similar to the moon.
      9. The symbol or mark of a Visarga.
      10. A reddish kind of pearl.
      11. The fifth lunar mansion.
      12. The number 'one' (used at the end of comp. चन्द्र means 'excellent', 'eminent' or 'illustrious'; as पुरुषचन्द्रः 'a moon of men', an excellent or illustrious man).

    • -न्द्रा

      1. Small cardamoms.
      2. An open hall only furnished with a roof.
      3. An awning, a canopy.
      4. Compound अंशुः Viṣṇu.
      5. a moon-beam.

    • -अर्धः the half moon; Pt.4. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedचूडामणिः, denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedमौलिः, denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedशेखरः epithet of Śiva.

    • -आतपः

      1. moon-light.
      2. awning.
      3. an open hall only furnished with a roof.

    • -आत्मजः, -औरसः, -जः, -जातः, -तनयः, -नन्दनः, -पुत्रः the planet Mercury.

    • -आतपः the moon-light; चन्द्रातपमिव रसतामुपेतम् K.

    • -आदित्यौ

      1. The moon and the sun.
      2. Name of curls on the forehead of a horse; चन्द्रादित्यौ ललाटस्थौ नृपाणां जयवर्धनौ Śālihotra of Bhoja 25.

    • -आनन Adjective moon-faced. (-नः) an epithet of Kārtikeya.

    • -आपीडः an epithet of Śiva.

    • -आभासः 'false moon', an appearance in the sky resembling the real moon.

    • -आह्वयः camphor.

    • -इष्टा a lotus plant, or a collection of lotuses, blossoming during the night.

    • -उदयः

      1. moon-rise.
      2. awning.
      3. a mercurial preparation used in medicine. (-या) a kind of medicine for the eyes.

    • -उपलः the moon stone.

    • -कला

      1. a digit of the moon; राहोश्चन्द्रकलामिवाननचरीं दैवात्समासाद्य मे Māl.5.28.
      2. the crescent before or after the new moon.
      3. A cattle-drum.
      4. A kind of fish; Latin D. B.

    • -कान्तः, -मणिः the moon-stone (supposed to ooze away under the influence of the moon); द्रवति च हिमश्मावुद्गते चन्द्रकान्तः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)6.12; Śi.4.58; Amaru.57; Bh.1.21; Māl.1.24. (-तः, -तम्) the white eatable water-lily blossoming during the night. (-तम्) sandal-wood.

    • -कान्ता

      1. a night.
      2. the wife of the moon.
      3. moonlight.

    • -कान्तिः Feminine moon-light. -Neuter silver.

    • -कुल्या Name of a river in Kashmir; अवतारयतस्तस्य चन्द्रकुल्याभिधां नदीम् Rāj. T.1.318.

    • -क्षयः the new-moon-day or the last day of a lunar month (अमा) when the moon is not visible.

    • -गृहम् the fourth sign of the zodiac, Cancer.

    • -गोलः the world of the moon, lunar sphere. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedरथः a deceased progenitor, the manes.

    • -गोलिका moon-light.

    • -ग्रहणम् an eclipse of the moon.

    • -चन्चला a small fish.

    • -चूडः, -मौलिः, -शेखरः, -चूडामणिः epithets of Śiva; ('having the moon for his crest', 'moon-crested'); रहस्युपालभ्यत चन्द्र- शेखरः Ku.5.58,86; R.6.34; नखेन कस्य धन्यस्य चन्द्रचूडो भविष्यति Udb.

    • -दाराः (Masculine Plural) 'the wives of the moon', the 27 lunar mansions mythologically regarded as so many daughters of Dakṣa and married to the moon.

    • -द्युतिः sandal-wood. -Feminine moon-light.

    • -नामन् Masculine camphor.

    • -निभ Adjective bright, handsome.

    • -निर्णिज् Adjective having a brilliant garment; पतरेव चचरा चन्द्रनिर्णिक् Rv.1.16.8.

    • -पञ्चागम् the luni-solar calendar.

    • -पादः a moon-beam; नियमितपरिखेदा तच्छिरश्चन्द्रपादैः Me. 7; Māl.3.12.

    • -प्रज्ञप्तिः Feminine Name of the sixth Upāṅga of the Jainas.

    • -प्रभा moon-light.

    • -प्रासादः An apartment at the house-top; Ks.

    • -बाला

      1. large cardamoms.
      2. moon-light.

    • -बिन्दु the sign for the nasal ()-बुध्न Adjective having a bright standing ground; चन्द्रबुध्नो मदवृद्धो मनीषिभिः Rv.1.52.3.

    • -भस्मन् Neuter camphor.

    • -भागा Name of a river in the south.

    • -भासः a sword; see चन्द्रहास.

    • -भूति Neuter silver.

    • -मणिः the moon-stone

    • -मण्डलम्

      1. the orb or disc of the moon.
      2. the lunar sphere.
      3. a halo round the moon.

    • -मुखी a moon-faced (id est, that is lovely) woman.

    • -रेखा, -लेखा the digit or streak of the moon; अथवा रत्नाकराद् ऋते कुतश्चन्द्रलेखायाः प्रसूतिः Nāg.2.

    • -रेणुः a plagiarist.

    • -लोकः the world of the moon.

    • -लोहकम्, -लौहम्, -लौहकम् silver.

    • -वंशः the lunar race of kings, the second great line of royal dynasties in India.

    • -वदन Adjective a moon-faced.

    • -वल्ली, -वल्लरी The soma plant; Latin D. B.

    • -व्रतम्

      1. a kind of vow or penance Equivalent to चान्द्रायण quod vide, which see
      2. a regal property or virtue.

    • -विहंगमः A kind of bird; Latin D. B.

    • -शाला

      1. a room on the top (of a house etc.); चन्द्रशाला शिरोगृहम् Amar.; वियद्गतः पुष्पकचन्द्रशालाः क्षणं प्रतिश्रुन्मुखराः करोति R.13.4.
      2. moonlight.

    • -शालिका a room on the top of a house.

    • -शिला the moon-stone; प्रह्लादिता चन्द्रशिलेव तूर्णम् Bk.11.15; ननु भणामि एषा सा चन्द्रमणिशिलेति Nāg.2.

    • -संज्ञः camphor.

    • -संभव Name of Budha or Mercury. (-वा) small cardamoms.

    • -सालोक्य attainment of the lunar heaven.

    • -हन् Masculine an epithet of Rāhu.

    • -हासः

      1. a glittering sword.
      2. the sword of Rāvaṇa; हे पाणयः किमिति वाञ्छथ चन्द्रहासम् B. R.1.56,61.
      3. Name of a king of Kerala, son of Sudhārmika. [He was born under the Mūla asterism and his left foot had a redundant toe; for this his father was killed by his enemies, and the boy was left an orphan in a state of destitution. After much exertion he was restored to his kingdom. He became a friend of Krisna and Arjuna when they came to the South in the course of their wanderings with the sacrificial horse.] (-सम्) silver.
    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. चन्द्रcandramf(आ)n. (fr. श्चन्द्र्/अ q.v.) glittering, shining (as gold), having the brilliancy or hue of light (said of…
    1. mf(आ)neuter gender (from श्चन्द्र्/अ quod vide) glittering, shining (as gold), having the brilliancy or hue of light (said of gods, of water [fg-veda x, 121, 9 TS. vi] and of Soma सोम) fg-veda VS. TS. vi TBr. i
    2. masculine gender the moon (also personified as a deity Mn. etc.) VS. S3Br. etc. (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' f(आ). MBh. ix R. etc.)
    3. masculine gender in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' "the moon of" id est the most excellent among (exempli gratia, 'for example' पार्थिव- [gaRa व्याघ्रा*दि Ka1s3.] or नरे*न्द्र- [Ratna7v. i, 4], "a most excellent king")
    4. masculine gender the number "one" Su1ryas.
    5. masculine gender a lovely or agreeable phenomenon of any kind Lexicographers
    6. masculine gender a spot similar to the moon BhP. iv, 15, 17
    7. masculine gender the eye in a peacock's tail Lexicographers
    8. masculine gender the mark of the Visarga विसर्ग, Tantr.
    9. masculine gender a kind of reddish pearl Lexicographers
    10. masculine gender camphor AgP. xxxv, 15
    11. masculine gender water Lexicographers
    12. masculine gender the Ka1mpilla काम्पिल्ल plant Lexicographers
    13. masculine gender a metre of 4 x 19 syllables
    14. masculine gender Name of a Daitya दैत्य (Equivalent to -वर्मन्, king of the Ka1mbojas काम्बोज s) MBh. i, 2667
    15. masculine gender of a son of Kr2ishn2a कृष्ण BhP. x, 61, 13
    16. masculine gender of a son of Vis3va-gandhi विश्व-गन्धि and father of Yuvana7s3va युवना*श्व, ix, 6, 20
    17. masculine gender of a grammarian (Equivalent to -गोमिन्) Ra1jat. i, 176
    18. masculine gender of a king Pan5cat. v, 9, 2 and 10, 0/1
    19. masculine gender of one of the ancestors of the Gaud2a गौड Bra1hmans Brahmans
    20. masculine gender of several other men Ra1jat. vi feminine
    21. masculine gender one of the 18 minor Dvi1pas द्वीप s Lexicographers
    22. masculine gender Equivalent to -पर्वत R. vi, 26, 6
    23. neuter gender (Naigh. i, 2; also masculine gender Lexicographers) gold fg-veda ii, 2, 4 AV. xii, 2, 53 VS. iv, xix S3Br. Ta1n2d2yaBr. vi, 6 Ka1tyS3r.
    24. neuter gender a kind of sour rice-gruel Lexicographers
    25. neuter gender Name of a Sa1man सामन् Ka1tyS3r. xxvi La1t2y.
    26. neuter gender cardamoms Lexicographers
    27. neuter gender Cocculus cordifolius (गुडूची)
    28. neuter gender Equivalent to that the rest of a word is to be suppliedद्रा*स्पदा Lexicographers
    29. neuter gender Name of a river VP. ii, 4, 28
    30. (in compound)
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. चन्द्रcandra[kand-rá] a. shining, bright; lovely; m. moon (also as a deity); --˚ =chief among --; N.; n. gold: a-ka, m.…

    [kand-rá] adjective shining, bright; lovely; masculine moon (also as a deity); --˚ Equivalent tochief among --; noun; neuter gold: a-ka, masculine (--˚ adjective ikâ) moon; eye in a peacock's tail; noun; -kalâ, feminine; also equal for sixteenth part of the moon's disc (as seen on the day before or after new moon); -kânta, adjective lovely as the moon; masculine moon-stone (a fabulous gem formed of the congealed rays of the moon, glittering and exuding cool moisture in moon light only): -mani-maya, adjective made of moon stone, -maya, adjective the same

    Source: Macdonell

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